Effe's MOC Corner

efferman · July 27, 2012

i have choosen the long wheelbase because i have two reasons.

it climbs better and i want build something like this in a civilian version

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German Infos english infos

and if iam following the picture, my wheelbase should be longer

efferman · July 28, 2012

a short update

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DLuders · July 28, 2012

Your Mercedes-Benz Geolander (G-Class) Light Armored Patrol Vehicle (LAPV) looks good in orange!

efferman · July 28, 2012

yes, orange looks good, but to find the right part in orange is not easy

btw

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Edited July 28, 2012 by efferman

_techniclego55_ · July 28, 2012

Nice motor-hood.. well done effe.. :thumbup:

efferman · July 28, 2012

Thanks,

for testing the look i have mounted the flatbed on the back of the G

looks good but the tire hits the flatbed

looks bad but the tire spins free with maximum angled axles

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Edited July 28, 2012 by efferman

timslegos · July 28, 2012

Love the tires effe! nice work.

tim

vmln8r · July 29, 2012

Excellent. I think a black grille would look better, however.

TimH · July 29, 2012

Nice work so far, :thumbup: looking forward to seeing the finished truck. :classic:

Phoxtane · July 29, 2012

looks good but the tire hits the flatbed

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looks bad but the tire spins free with maximum angled axles

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I like the first; it looks more true to the subject vehicle. Also, if I'm not mistaken, it looks like it doesn't have individual suspension for the back tires. Maybe you could try building "lumps" into the bed to allow the tires room to travel?

Excellent. I think a black grille would look better, however.

I agree :thumbup:

efferman · July 29, 2012

thanks guys

Excellent. I think a black grille would look better, however.

i will make a try

vwpint · July 29, 2012

Some inspiration :D http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg11/scaled.php?server=11&filename=d3s4257.jpg&res=landing

Tamas Juhasz · July 29, 2012

Really good, I like the trial/heavy off road versions of the G. :thumbup: It would be interesting also a mud trial video with the finished model.

Sam42 · July 29, 2012

Nice progress, gotta say I'm not fully convinced on the bonnet though, the orange panels don't really tie in with the shape of the g-wagen's bonnet in real life, perhaps a blend of plates, studless beams and cheese wedges might provide a solution? I understand the limited pallette of bricks available in orange makes things difficult, could you justify bonnet maybe?

Incidentally I've got something from the Mercedes off-road stable on my workbench at the moment, I'll post it up soon!

Edited July 29, 2012 by Sam42

efferman · July 29, 2012

i had made an other version of the bonnet but it doesnt had satisfied me, and i dot own the right parts to made it better, so i have made the decission to make a more technic bonnet

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i think i can made a realistic bonnet with lego parts, but iam dont want order parts for a model which will disassembled soon after finishing. this is not my U400 which is still existing yet

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Alasdair Ryan · July 29, 2012

What about using two flat orange planel's instead of the 7/8 curved panels?

Sam42 · July 29, 2012

Alasdair may have something there... for me the curved panels just don't tie in with the square lines of the real life g-wagen. But this is only personal opinion...

I saw the mk1 bonnet on Flickr and slightly prefer it but its still somewhat wide of the mark..

Alasdair Ryan · July 29, 2012

Ah what about these then:

Ps sam-the man-with -the ice-cream-van when are you going to upload those pic's from Manchester? :blush:

efferman · August 4, 2012

i dont think that these parts would fit on the bonnet. but i have used some of them on the back of the G. please tell me what you are thinking about this

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Edited August 4, 2012 by efferman